They stuck to their guns that SANDF is one of 16 forces involved in the mission while justifying the resources utilised. Questions about the soldiers' capabilities were also a common thread.

Sixteen South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members died in the cross-fire in January – the biggest contingent since the battle of Bangui in 2013.

This comes after Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile stated that there was no need to deploy the military ...

Cape Town - SANDF chief Rudzani Maphwanya came out guns blazing against cuts to the defence budget and critics of the South African deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...

JOHANNESBURG - The 14 SANDF members who died in Goma ... by ceremonial music by a military band," he said. "A 21-gun salute is fired at the gravesite and the folded flag presented to the family ...

While details surrounding their deaths have not been revealed, SANDF Rear Admiral Prince Tshabalala said the soldiers still in the DRC are safe and are well armed. "The soldiers can defend ...

The remains of falled SANDF soldiers handed over at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Centurion on 13 February 2025. Picture: Nigel Sibanda The Citizen A South African National Defence Force (SANDF ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) should withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because it can no longer influence the military situation, but this is not a desirable or ...

Another 1 178 SANDF personnel have been deployed to the ... which aims to silence the guns and provide a framework of diplomacy, conflict resolution, and sustainable development to ensure peace.